The Petunia

i he petunia originally carne from Brazil, where it now grows wild, but the flower in a wild state presente a different appearance from the petunia after it has been developed by cultivation. The Brazilian petunia is white, and the flower has a stem two or three times as long as that of the cultivated variety. The development of the plant and th inereased beauty of the flower aré due solely to cultivation, and the changes produced, when the cultivated flower is eompared with th wild, are lmost incredibly jjreat. Vote tor Clias. E. Hiscock.